That is an interesting detail from Jewish tradition! In the Talmud (specifically in Tractate Bava Batra 15b), these figures are recognized as non-Jewish prophets who carried divine messages or insights for humanity outside of the nation of Israel.
Balaam and Beor: Balaam is famously known from the Book of Numbers as a foreign prophet who was hired to curse the Israelites but instead blessed them. Beor is his father, sometimes also counted or referenced in relation to him.
Job and His Friends (Eliphaz, Bildad, Zophar): The central figures of the Book of Job. Job undergoes immense suffering and engages in deep theological dialogue with his friends, ultimately receiving a direct response from God out of the whirlwind.
Elihu: Another key speaker in the Book of Job who weighs in on the debate between Job and his friends before God speaks.
Did you have a specific question about these prophets, or would you like to explore more about how prophecy is viewed in Jewish tradition?
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